Vieraea

Vieraea is a genus of Canary Island plants in the Inuleae tribe within the daisy family.[2][3]

Species

Vieraea
Vieraea laevigata
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Plantae
(unranked):
Angiosperms
(unranked):
Eudicots
(unranked):
Asterids
Order:
Asterales
Family:
Asteraceae
Tribe:
Inuleae [1]
Genus:
Vieraea

Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Binomial name
Vieraea laevigata
(Willd.) Webb ex Sch.Bip.
Synonyms[1]
  • Vieria Webb ex Sch.Bip., alternate spelling
  • Buphthalmum laevigatum Brouss. ex Willd.
  • Jasonia laevigata (Willd.) DC.
  • Donia canariensis Less.
  • Buphthalmum coriaceum Hort. ex Loudon

The only known species is Vieraea laevigata, native to Tenerife Island.[1]

References
  1. Flann, C (ed) 2009+ Global Compositae Checklist
  2. Schultz, Carl Heinrich Bipontinus. 1844. Histoire Naturelle des Îles Canaries 3(22): 225-226, plate 84
  3. Tropicos, Vieraea Sch. Bip.


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